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'''External staircase of Ka'ba''', or the external ladder of the Ka'ba, has been used for entry into the Ka'ba for many years. During the [[Conquest of Mecca]], the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet muhammad(s)]] stood on the external ladder of the | {{Building | ||
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'''External staircase of Ka'ba''', or the external ladder of the Ka'ba, has been used for entry into the Ka'ba for many years. During the [[Conquest of Mecca]], the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet muhammad(s)]] stood on the external ladder of the Ka'ba and recited his famous sermon. Additionally, [[Abu Dharr al-Ghifari]], a famous companion, ascended the external staircase of the Ka'ba and leaned against the [[door of the Ka'ba]] to narrate a hadith about the virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS). | |||
Before the reconstruction of the | Before the reconstruction of the Ka'ba by the [[Quraysh]], the entrance of the Ka'ba was at ground level, but during the reconstruction of the Ka'ba, five years before the prophethood, the entrance of the Ka'ba was first raised above ground level, and a ladder was built for entry, which has been rebuilt and replaced several times throughout history. The latest external staircase of the Ka'ba was inaugurated in the year 2000 CE. | ||
==Location and history== | ==Location and history== | ||
According to Azraqi, before the reconstruction of the Ka'ba, the entrance of the | According to Azraqi, before the reconstruction of the Ka'ba, the entrance of the Ka'ba was at ground level. However, during the reconstruction of the Ka'ba, five years before the prophethood, the entrance of the Ka'ba was raised above ground level, and a staircase was built for entry into it.<ref>Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka'', vol. 1, p. 159-163.</ref> | ||
Since then, those entering the [[Ka'ba]] would remove their shoes and place them under the entrance staircase.<ref>Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka'', vol. 1, p. 174.</ref> | Since then, those entering the [[Ka'ba]] would remove their shoes and place them under the entrance staircase.<ref>Azraqī,''Akhbār Makka'', vol. 1, p. 174.</ref> | ||
===Virtue=== | ===Virtue=== | ||
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In the 5th century AH/626-7, the width of the ladder was enough for 10 people.<ref>Nāṣir Khusraw, ''Safarnāmah Nāṣir Khusraw'', p. 130,135-136.</ref> | In the 5th century AH/626-7, the width of the ladder was enough for 10 people.<ref>Nāṣir Khusraw, ''Safarnāmah Nāṣir Khusraw'', p. 130,135-136.</ref> | ||
In the 6th century AH, the staircase of the Kaaba was described as having nine steps with wooden bases, which used four wheels for easy movement.<ref>Ibn Jubayr,''Riḥla Ibn Jubayr'', p. 62-63.</ref> | In the 6th century AH, the staircase of the Kaaba was described as having nine steps with wooden bases, which used four wheels for easy movement.<ref>Ibn Jubayr,''Riḥla Ibn Jubayr'', p. 62-63.</ref> | ||
In the year 766 AH/1364-5, by the order of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, Sha'ban b. Husayn <ref>Ibn Fahd,"Ittiḥāf al-wará", vol. 3, p. 304. , Maṭar," Tārīkh ʿimārat al-masjid al-ḥarām", p. 80.</ref> a new ladder was built for the Ka'ba.<ref>Ibn Baṭūṭa,''Al-Raḥla Ibn Baṭūṭa'', vol. 1, p. 372.</ref> | In the year 766 AH/1364-5, by the order of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, Sha'ban b. Husayn<ref>Ibn Fahd,"Ittiḥāf al-wará", vol. 3, p. 304. , Maṭar," Tārīkh ʿimārat al-masjid al-ḥarām", p. 80.</ref> a new ladder was built for the Ka'ba.<ref>Ibn Baṭūṭa,''Al-Raḥla Ibn Baṭūṭa'', vol. 1, p. 372.</ref> | ||
In the year 814 AH, some wooden parts of this staircase were repaired.<ref>Fāsī al-Makkī,''Shifāʾ al-gharām bi akhbār al-balad al-ḥarām'', vol. p. 138. , Ibn Fahd,"Ittiḥāf al-wará", vol. 3, p. 488.</ref> | In the year 814 AH, some wooden parts of this staircase were repaired.<ref>Fāsī al-Makkī,''Shifāʾ al-gharām bi akhbār al-balad al-ḥarām'', vol. p. 138. , Ibn Fahd,"Ittiḥāf al-wará", vol. 3, p. 488.</ref> | ||
In 818 AH/1415-6, Sayf al-Din Shaykh Mahmudi, known as Mu'ayyad Jerkasi, sent a ladder for the Ka'ba.<ref>Ibn Fahd,"Ittiḥāf al-wará", vol. 3, p. 529.</ref> | In 818 AH/1415-6, Sayf al-Din Shaykh Mahmudi, known as Mu'ayyad Jerkasi, sent a ladder for the Ka'ba.<ref>Ibn Fahd,"Ittiḥāf al-wará", vol. 3, p. 529.</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
file:پلکان قدیمی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی| The old staircase of the Ka'ba | file:پلکان قدیمی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی|The old staircase of the Ka'ba | ||
file:نمایی دیگر از پلکان خارجی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:نمایی دیگر از پلکان خارجی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی|Another view of the external staircase of the Ka'ba | ||
file:نمایی از پلکان جدید کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:نمایی از پلکان جدید کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی|The new staircase of the Ka'ba | ||
file:نمایی از انتقال پلکان ورودی.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:نمایی از انتقال پلکان ورودی.jpg|بندانگشتی|A view of the relocation of the entrance staircase | ||
file:مشخصات پلکان جدید.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:مشخصات پلکان جدید.jpg|بندانگشتی|Specification of the new staircase | ||
file:تعمیر نردبان خارجی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:تعمیر نردبان خارجی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی|Repairing of the external ladder of the Ka'ba. | ||
file:انتقال پلکان ورودی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:انتقال پلکان ورودی کعبه.jpg|بندانگشتی|The relocation of the entrance stairs of the Ka'ba. | ||
file:امکانات پلکان جدید.jpg|بندانگشتی| | file:امکانات پلکان جدید.jpg|بندانگشتی|Amenities of the new staircase. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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